Mayor Nutter will be on campus tonight at 7:30 in the Terrace Room of Claudia Cohen Hall, to talk to the Penn community about Philadelphia and the issues that matter to us, not some stuffy old politician with white hair and a jar of dentures beside his Tempurpedic and an absolutely boring personality. His speech will be followed by a Q & A session, so come prepared to ask hard hitting questions. We’ve got “What is your lunch meat of choice?” and, “Is it true that angels cry when I use bad language?” covered, so don’t steal those.
Be sure to send info/photos to underthebutton@gmail.com if you attend the event!
Nutter endorsed Hillary in the primary but eventually changed his tune.
SPOTTED: Philadelphia mayor and Penn grad Michael Nutter and his wife on an early morning post-inaugural train back to Philly. Having presumably spent yesterday in Washington with our fine nation’s political elite, Nutter slummed it with the rest of us on the regional, in coach, no less! Unlike another semi-notable local politician who was known to favor a first-class ride on Amtrak’s Acela, Nutter did his part to reduce (slow the increase?) of Philadelphia’s massive deficit by saving the city a chunk of change. Props to you, Mayor Nutter!
He looks pretty harmless to us.
Quakers, rejoice – you can now use the above phrase for someone other than, well, Dean Lee Stetson. According to our very own Philadelphia Inquirer, Charles Isdell, Jr., longtime director of the Philadelphia airport, has announced his sudden retirement. This resignation comes on the heels of a Fox News investigation that revealed Isdell’s residence in – gasp! – New Jersey. Apparently, employees of the city are required to live in the city, so Isdell’s Cherry Hill pad didn’t fly with Mayor Nutter. Although Isdell did improve Philly’s customer service ratings (according to J.D. Power and Associates, at least), here’s hoping his successor will make sure that our flights actually leave on time.
